Observation pack · Fingal County Council
Corballis East, Donabate, County Dublin
Permission for a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD), consisting of amendments to an LRD permitted under FCC Refs. LRD0017/S3 as amended by LRD0064/S3E (and subject to concurrent amendment…
Observations close 16 Nov 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- LRD0109/S3E · full record
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Status
- Registration
- Applicant
- Cairn Homes Properties Ltd.
- Site area
- 40.93 ha
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
The council’s feed cuts this description short. The full text and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://planning.agileapplications.ie/fingal/application-details/?ref=LRD0109/S3E.
- Write your observation.Quote
LRD0109/S3Eat the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Fingal County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 16 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Fingal County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD - Road: N/A | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| RS - Residential: Ensure that any new development in existing areas would have a minimal impact on and enhance existing residential amenity. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| HA - High Amenity: Protect these highly sensitive and scenic locations from inappropriate development and reinforce their character, distinctiveness and sense of place. In recognition of the amenity potential of these areas opportunities to increase public access will be explored. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| RA - Residential Area: Ensure the provision of high quality new residential environments with good layout and design, with adequate public transport and cycle links and within walking distance of community facilities. Provide an appropriate mix of house sizes, types and tenures in order to meet household needs and to promote balanced communities. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| OS - Open Space: Provide recreational and amenity resources for urban and rural populations subject to strict development controls. Only community facilities and other recreational uses will be considered and encouraged by the Planning Authority. | Fingal County Council development plan | ||
| G3 High amenity | HA - High Amenity: Protect and enhance high amenity areas | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| G4 Open space | OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| G4 Open space | OS - Open Space: Preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R1 New residential | RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R1 New residential | RA - Residential Area: Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | RS - Residential: Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity | the fingal development plan 2023 2029 | 5 Apr 2023 → 5 Apr 2029 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Fingal County Council development plan zoning · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 15:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fingal County Council development plan zoning | — | 11 Sept 2026, 15:18 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1Malahide Estuary
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Record of Protected Structures × 1Railway Bridge
- Special Area of Conservation × 1Malahide Estuary SAC
- Recorded monument × 13Earthwork · Burnt mound · Burnt mound
- Special Protection Area × 1Malahide Estuary SPA
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F26A/0794E | Invalid application | 3 Sept 2026 | 365 m | We, Donabate Portrane Tennis Club, intend to apply for Planning Permis |
| F26A/0516E | Withdraw application | 4 Aug 2026 | 51 m | Planning Permission for attic conversion with two dormers and roof win |
| F25A/0950E | Grant permission | 4 Aug 2026 | 207 m | We, Keelco Limited, intend to apply for permission for development on |
| F26A/0267 | Grant permission | 15 Jul 2026 | 181 m | The development consists of the following: Alteration of Condition 2 |
| F26A/0368E | Grant permission | 1 Jul 2026 | 91 m | The development will consist of the construction of a dormer extension |
| F26A/0541E | Invalid application | 29 Jun 2026 | 287 m | Planning Permission is sought for a residential development consisting |
| F26A/0347E | Grant permission for retention | 22 Jun 2026 | 474 m | Retention Application for alterations to previously granted Planning P |
| F26A/0352E | Invalid application | 6 May 2026 | 91 m | The development will consist of the construction of a dormer extension |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324629 | Referral | pending | 8 Sept 2026 | 497 m |
| 501998 | Planning Appeal | pending | 31 Aug 2026 | 207 m |
| 323748 | Planning Appeal | Refused | 9 Feb 2026 | 268 m |
| 322720 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 25 Sept 2025 | 362 m |
| 320164 | Railway Order Application | Other | 19 Aug 2025 | 0 m |
| 319994 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 29 Jul 2025 | 302 m |
| 321959 | Planning Appeal | Withdrawn | 25 Mar 2025 | 269 m |
| 320885 | Appeal - LRD | Granted with conditions | 13 Jan 2025 | 285 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:15. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Fingal County Council before relying on it.